Lectures from Mini-Science 2009: To Infinity and Beyond: Space, Stars & the Universe are now available as webcasts. You can view them on demand. Please see the notes below regarding computer requirements.
- Neutron Stars: Lighthouses of the Cosmos
Prof. Victoria M. Kaspi, Department of Physics, April 1, 2009 - An Astronomer's Window on the Birth of the Universe
Prof. Matt Dobbs, Department of Physics, April 8, 2009 - Island Universes: The Nature and Origin of Galaxies
Prof. Tracy Webb, Department of Physics, April 15, 2009 - In Search of New Worlds: The Discovery and Characterization of Exoplanets
Prof. Andrew Cumming, Department of Physics, April 22, 2009 - ...in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Measuring the Size of the Universe
Prof. Robert E. Rutledge, Department of Physics, April 29, 2009 - Up or Down - The Body's Plasticity in Exploring Inner and Outer Space
Dr. Dave Williams, Director, McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics, CSA Astronaut, May 6, 2009
(This lecture was available for viewing for a limited time only.) - Exploring Mars on Earth: The Arctic as an Analogue for Mars
Prof. Wayne Pollard, Department of Geography, May 13, 2009
These webcasts are presented using Silverlight, a free browser plugin available from Microsoft for both Mac and PC. For Linux and Unix, the webcast is available using Moonlight.
More Mini-Science webcasts available:
- Mini-Science 2008: Ecology, Evolution, and Extinction.
- Mini-Science 2007: The Brain.